-1. Who wrote Catch 22?
-2. What sort of creature is a drongo? (Two answers, I'll take either (or both!))
-3. What sort of clay takes its name from the Italian for "baked earth"?
-4. What is the monetary unit of Poland?
-5. Which legendary Greek hero killed the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne?
-6. The atmosphere of Venus consists of mainly which gas?
-7. Who composed the 1775 opera The Shepherd King?
-8. Quinine used to be used for treating which infectious disease?
-9. Which member of the British royal family survived a failed kidnap attempt in 1966?
-10. Who established Project Sign (later Project Blue Book) and for what reason?
-11. What legendary American comedian lived to be 100?
-12. Who are these?

3. terra cotta (earth baked)

5. Theseus

And we're off!

12. Sean Connery and Jimmy Stewart?

1. Joseph Heller

Yes, Marian!

Half a cigar, Cheryl - any other offers?

6. carbon dioxide

Venus is a good example of what happens to a planet with uncontrolled global warming. With an average upper temperature of 867°F (464°C), Venus is hotter than Mercury — the planet next to the Sun.

Spot on, Helmer!

8. malaria

'twas so, michele!

11. Bob Hope ?

And a happy Easter to you, oldbroad!

Good call - I had George Burns, but Bob Hope fits equally well

2. A drongo is a bird, maybe from Australia.

Nice one, Lady K

12. Ah, Sean Connery and Cary Grant

7. I think that was Mozart.

4. zloty

2. we also use the term drongo to describe an incompetent person

9. Princess Anne

Great selection, all perfect!

What's the difference between a drongo and a galah, flotsam?

10. according to Google....J. Allen Hynek about UFOs

Yup - my source gave the USAF as the originator. Was Hynek an Air Force man?

Good call, manxman!